course »Empathy and Vicarious Trauma, The Pitfalls and Best Practices for Foster Care Professionals

Date: 4/19/2018, 9:30 am—1:30 pm
County: Alameda County
CEUs: 4
Location: Oakland
Sponsor: Fred Finch Youth & Family Services
Phone: 510-482-2244
We will explore best practices from the field as well as Indigenous traditional healing modalities that are simple and easy to incorporate into your already super busy life. Self care is revolutionary. Come and be inspired, re-energized, loved and valued. Wisdom council (peer counseling for super instant relief) will be taught and practiced. Empathy and the tools to navigate your precious medicines of intuition and loving will be shared. New tools for boundary setting will be demonstrated and taught. Vicarious trauma will no longer be such a mystery and you will be more in charge and less exhausted. Fresh veggie fruit smoothies will be made and provided to enhance learning experience!!! What role nutrition plays in healing vicarious trauma will be shared/ discussed.